A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Osaka, Japan
Born:
September 6, 1912
Died:
March 2, 1996
Art Designer:
1955 The Fighting Magistrate
Art Direction:
1939 Shunjû ittôryû
1951 Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
1952 Chronicle of the Bulbul
1952 Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1954 Clan Revival
1954 Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954 旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
1955 Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955 Gyakushû Orochimaru
1955 Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955 The Fighting Magistrate
1955 The Swordsman and the Actress
1955 ふり袖侠艶録
1956 Avenging Father
1956 Ninja's Weapon
1956 Rebellion from Below
1956 The Seven Vows
1957 Lord Mito
1957 Rebellion
1957 Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
1957 Shadow Over Fuji
1957 Souls in the Moonlight
1957 The Lord Takes a Bride
1957 The Mansion of Intrigue
1957 The Seven Vows, Part 2
1957 The Seven Vows, Part 3
1957 旗本退屈男 謎の紅蓮塔
1958 Eight Views of Samurai
1958 Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958 Souls in the Moonlight II
1958 The Sword Knows
1958 直八子供旅
1959 Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959 Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959 Hawk of the North
1959 Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959 The Forbidden Castle
1959 Whirlwind Magistrate
1960 Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960 Hero of the Red Light District
1960 Ninja Assassins
1960 Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960 Road of Chivalry
1960 Scarier than the Devil
1960 The Master Spearman
1961 A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961 Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1961 Edo Purebreed
1961 Law in Ghost Island
1961 Miyamoto Musashi
1962 A Revengeful Raid
1962 Keepers of Order
1962 Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962 Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 The Mad Fox
1962 Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
1963 Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963 The Mysterious Cape
1963 The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964 Revenge
1965 Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965 The Flower and the Dragon
1966 Four and A Half Mats
1966 Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966 Koto—The Lake of Tears
1967 Classmates
1968 Human Torpedoes
1968 The Bandits
1969 Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969 Orgies of Edo
1969 Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1970 A Wad of Notes
1970 House of Gamblers
1971 Trials of an Okinawa Village
1972 A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1973 Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973 Yakuza of the Present
1974 A College Girl's Affairs
1974 Code of Wolves
1974 The Street Fighter
1976 Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
1979 The Inferno
Production Design:
1939 Shunjû ittôryû
1951 Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
1952 Chronicle of the Bulbul
1952 Shimizu Harbor Is More Frightening Than the Devil
1954 Clan Revival
1954 Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954 旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
1955 Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955 Four Swordsmen of Ashura
1955 Gyakushû Orochimaru
1955 Ninja Arts of Jiraiya
1955 The Fighting Magistrate
1955 The Swordsman and the Actress
1955 ふり袖侠艶録
1956 Avenging Father
1956 Ninja's Weapon
1956 Rebellion from Below
1956 The Seven Vows
1957 Lord Mito
1957 Rebellion
1957 Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
1957 Shadow Over Fuji
1957 Souls in the Moonlight
1957 The Lord Takes a Bride
1957 The Mansion of Intrigue
1957 The Seven Vows, Part 2
1957 The Seven Vows, Part 3
1957 旗本退屈男 謎の紅蓮塔
1958 Eight Views of Samurai
1958 Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958 Souls in the Moonlight II
1958 The Sword Knows
1958 直八子供旅
1959 Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959 Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959 Hawk of the North
1959 Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959 The Forbidden Castle
1959 Whirlwind Magistrate
1960 Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960 Hero of the Red Light District
1960 Ninja Assassins
1960 Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
1960 Road of Chivalry
1960 Scarier than the Devil
1960 The Master Spearman
1961 A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961 Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1961 Edo Purebreed
1961 Law in Ghost Island
1961 Miyamoto Musashi
1962 A Revengeful Raid
1962 Keepers of Order
1962 Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962 Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962 The Mad Fox
1962 Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
1963 Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963 The Mysterious Cape
1963 The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
1964 Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964 Revenge
1964 The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1965 Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965 The Flower and the Dragon
1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1966 Four and A Half Mats
1966 Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966 Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 Nothing But Bones
1967 Classmates
1967 Gamblers
1968 Human Torpedoes
1968 The Bandits
1969 Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969 Orgies of Edo
1969 Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1970 A Wad of Notes
1970 House of Gamblers
1970 The Domain: Rising Dragon
1971 Trials of an Okinawa Village
1972 A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972 A Yakuza Has His Way
1973 Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973 The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973 Yakuza of the Present
1974 A College Girl's Affairs
1974 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 Code of Wolves
1974 The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974 The Street Fighter
1976 Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
1979 The Inferno
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